IMO, the author has a valuable insight, but a sub-optimal solution. The valuable insight is that, invariably, there are domain experts whose help can completel

IMO, the author has a valuable insight, but a sub-optimal solution. The valuable insight is that, invariably, there are domain experts whose help can completely transform your business. As a result, it's worth investing time/resources to find and incentivize them to help you. However, these experts may or may not be angel investors. If you narrow your search to only angel investors, you'll more often than not miss out. Conflating the goal of locating expert counsel with the goal of raising money is more often than not going to waste of your time. Raising money is a long, distracting process, as-is. Just get it done as quickly as possible on fair terms with a trustworthy party.